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Cho Bi Co (XKRX:001550) Beneish M-Score : -2.92 (As of Sep. 24, 2024)


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What is Cho Bi Co Beneish M-Score?

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.92 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cho Bi Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

XKRX:001550' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.14   Med: -2.53   Max: -0.99
Current: -2.92

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cho Bi Co was -0.99. The lowest was -3.14. And the median was -2.53.


Cho Bi Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cho Bi Co's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Cho Bi Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Cho Bi Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.96 -2.90 -1.47 -1.20 -2.64

Cho Bi Co Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.69 -1.49 -2.64 -3.10 -2.92

Competitive Comparison of Cho Bi Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Cho Bi Co's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Cho Bi Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Cho Bi Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cho Bi Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Cho Bi Co Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Cho Bi Co for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 1.2568+0.528 * 0.4986+0.404 * 1.0064+0.892 * 0.8236+0.115 * 0.8699
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2579+4.679 * -0.046475-0.327 * 0.9492
=-2.92

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩58,418 Mil.
Revenue was 52240.093 + 26815.156 + 17305.233 + 12562.583 = ₩108,923 Mil.
Gross Profit was 11356.03 + 6216.473 + 2118.603 + 153.233 = ₩19,844 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩88,879 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩139,329 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩48,921 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,725 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩12,543 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩70,691 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩181 Mil.
Net Income was 3065.174 + 898.529 + -2663.452 + -2950.781 = ₩-1,651 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -9521.183 + -12676.854 + 1606.918 + 25415.901 = ₩4,825 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩56,437 Mil.
Revenue was 45504.015 + 39346.328 + 28944.517 + 18456.242 = ₩132,251 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5549.03 + 3064.045 + 1727.055 + 1672.752 = ₩12,013 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩94,171 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩146,108 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩50,344 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,537 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩12,107 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩78,049 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩246 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(58417.872 / 108923.065) / (56436.825 / 132251.102)
=0.536322 / 0.42674
=1.2568

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(12012.882 / 132251.102) / (19844.339 / 108923.065)
=0.090834 / 0.182187
=0.4986

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (88878.655 + 48921.057) / 139328.802) / (1 - (94171.26 + 50343.629) / 146108.249)
=0.010975 / 0.010905
=1.0064

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=108923.065 / 132251.102
=0.8236

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(1537.265 / (1537.265 + 50343.629)) / (1725.113 / (1725.113 + 48921.057))
=0.029631 / 0.034062
=0.8699

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(12543.173 / 108923.065) / (12107.117 / 132251.102)
=0.115156 / 0.091546
=1.2579

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((180.512 + 70691.092) / 139328.802) / ((245.746 + 78049.431) / 146108.249)
=0.508664 / 0.535871
=0.9492

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(-1650.53 - 0 - 4824.782) / 139328.802
=-0.046475

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Cho Bi Co has a M-score of -2.92 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Cho Bi Co Business Description

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1337-4 Seocho-2-Dong, DongOh Building, Seoul, KOR, 135-860
Cho Bi Co Ltd is a South Korea-based company mainly engaged in the manufacturing and distributing of fertilizers. Its fertilizer products consist of compound fertilizers for top dressing, which are used for horticulture, fruit trees, and paddy rice; bulk bending fertilizers; compound fertilizers for basal dressing, which are used for tobacco, peanuts, vegetables, garlic and onions, fruit and fruit trees, chestnuts, rice seedbeds, paddy rice, potatoes and turfs and other types of fertilizers.

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